The Times

Candidates for Dade County School Board

District Three

Beckham Taylor Ethel Koger Beckham, 56, a Dade resident for over 50 years, is seeking re-election as a Democrat to the Dade County School Board, District 3. She has been vice-chairman for the Dade County School Board for the past two years and is currently president of the Florida School Board Association. A 1937 graduate of Miami Senior High, she received her B.A. in Education from the University of Kentucky. She has also done graduate work in Psychology at the University of Miami. She is founding member of the Beaux Arts of Lowe Art Gallery. Lee Taylor, 34, principal of Oxford Academy Junior and Senior High School, is a Democrat on the ballot for a school board seat for District 3. A graduate of Pacific Christian College, Taylor has 15 years of college and high school teaching to his credit. He received his master's degree at Fort Hays Kansas State College and did doctorate work at the University of Miami. The seven-year Miami resident also worked for General Development Corporation in project administration and budget control from 1973 to 1975.

District Five

Dermer Loupos Miller Al Dermer, 63, a retired Dade County teacher, is a Democratic candidate for School Board. The 20-year veteran of the Dade County School System was also assistant Director of Head Start for over three years. Currently he teaches part time as part of a Miami Senior High School program for senior citizens. A Library Trustee for the town of Surfside, he is also a member of the town's Budget Advisory Committee. He teaches at the Florida A & M extension locally and is a Boy Scout Merit Bade Counselor and a First Aid teacher. A graduate of University of Miami, Dermer received his PhD. from Florida State University. He and his wife Eunice have three children. Stanley Loupos, 54, a science, math and chemistry teacher in Dade County schools since 1955, is a Democratic candidate for School Board. A 25-year Dade County resident, Loupos received his B.S. from University of Miami and his master's in education from the University of Virginia. He has also attended New England Aircraft School, Wagner Free Institute of Science in Philadelphia, Arizona State University and Rensselair Polytech Institute in New York. Mrs. Phyllis Miller, 40, a resident of Dade County for over 30 years, is seeking re-election as a Democratic member of the Dade County School Board, representing District 5. A mother of three and wife of David Miller, founder of a chain of clothing stores, Mrs. Miller was first appointed to the school board by Governor Askew in January, 1972, and then was elected for a full term later that year. An advocate of more adult education classes for Dade,

At-large 1

Eisenberg Sheppard Annette Eisenburg, 49, a Miami resident for 26 years, is a Democratic candidate for Dade County School Board Group 2. A member of the Miami Police Advisory Commission and the City of Miami Revenue Sharing Board as well as other organizations, Mrs. Eisenburg was honored for her civic work by the City of Miami which named the Annette Eisenburg Community Building for her. Dr. Ben Sheppard, 57, a lawyer and attorney, is a Democratic candidate for re-election to Dade County School Board. Currently Director of Catholic Service Bureau for the Archdiocese of Miami, Sheppard has served on the school board for eight years and acted as chairman for the past two years. Sheppard is credited with founding every halfway house in Dade.

At-large 2

Carman Gonzalez Hart Hennis Tyler Gary M. Carman, 27, an attorney and longtime Miami resident, is a Democrat running for the Dade County School Board Group 2. A graduate of Florida State University and the University of Miami School of Law, Carman is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the American Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American Bar Association and the Young Lawyers Association. He is also a Coral Gables Jaycee and a member of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Miguel Gonzalez, 35, a supervisor at Florida International University's Cultural and Human Interaction Center, is a Democratic candidate for School Board. A graduate of University of Miami, Gonzalez completed his doctoral courses at Harvard University. He is still working on his doctoral thesis in economics. A 13-year Miami resident, Gonzalez has been active in Switchboard of Miami and City of Miami Affirmative Action Board. He worked for "Enquen- seeking election as a Democratic school board member in District 2. The Miami Coral Park Teacher of the Year for 1973 graduated with a B.S. in Secondary Education from Florida University and received his master's degree in Administration and Supervision in 1974 from Florida International University. Donna Hart, 46, owner of a secretarial service and free-lance writer, is a Democratic candidate for School Board. A graduate of Miami Beach Senior High School and Berkely Business College, she attended Miami-Dade Community College in pre-law. She is past president and current vice-president of Andrew Jackson Democratic Women's Club of Coral Gables. An incoming member of Coral Gables High School PTSA, she also belongs to Miami Beach Democratic Club. Ted E. Hennis, Jr., 27, a chemistry teacher at Miami Coral Park Sr. High and a science and math teacher at Coral Park Adult Center, is Dr. Linton Tyler, 49, a native Miamian, is seeking re-election as a Democrat to the Dade County School Board. Since 1974 when he was elected to the board, Tyler has drafted a plan for Traditional-Basic Skills Schools which was adopted by the school system.